If a country needs to overly emphasise an ideal, that's usually because that ideal doesn't apply in that country ("Land of the free", "Democratic people's republic of ...").

If a person needs to subscribe to patriotism, it's usually because they have never accomplished anything better in their life than being born in a specific place.

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[–] [S] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

It's a very common thing really. The better a country works and the less the country has to compensate for, the less patriotism there is. And of course vice versa.

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